Since at least July, after a state Health Department employee alerted police to signs of human trafficking, authorities had suspected Orchids of Asia Day Spa was providing more than massages and facials. Their suspicions were buttressed by a preliminary investigation that uncovered a seemingly all-male clientele and internet postings describing the spa as a “rub and tug,” according to a police affidavit.
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Police requested the Florida Department of Health conduct a “routine inspection,” and the department sent one of its inspectors there November 14. She reported back that the spa housed two rooms with beds, sheets and pillows, the affidavit said. There were also dressers containing medicine and clothing, as well as a fridge with food and condiments, it said.
The findings, police and the health department determined, were “consistent with individuals living inside,” the affidavit said.
Source: Sex trafficking probe began with a routine health inspection at spa
